We hope you have fun getting out and enjoying Brock Township as you participate in this photo contest. We want to see photos of you, your family and friends and what Brock Township has to offer year-round, any season: parks, beaches, rinks, sports activities, celebrations, downtown festivals, lakes, nature, and more.
Overview
Introducing the Township of Brock’s Hometown Pride Photo Contest. Show us what makes you proud to call Brock your home! From February 19th, 2021 to June 28th, 2021, upload any photo that you have taken that represents “hometown pride”. You will be automatically entered for a chance to win one of six (6) grand prizes.
Eligibility
This contest is open to any resident of Brock Township during the period of February 19th, 2021 and June 28th, 2021. Odds of winning depend on the number of entries received. Each entrant under the age of thirteen (13) must have the consent of his/her parent or legal guardian to submit his/her personal information and enter the Contest. The parent or legal guardian must complete all required fields of the relevant portion of the entry form, including his/her name and contact information. If a parent or legal guardian does not provide consent, the entry will be disqualified.
How to Enter
No purchase necessary. From February 19th, 2021 to June 28th, 2021, send us your photo or take a photo that represents “hometown pride” in the Township of Brock. To enter, 1) Upload your picture below 2) Add a title 3) Add a brief description. Entries must include details of when and where the photos were taken. The submitted photo must never have been previously published, exhibited publicly, or selected as a winner in any other contest and only amateur photographers are eligible (defined as a person who has never earned more than $1,000 in any year for photography). Colour correction and tonal cast changes are acceptable; photo alterations, such as manipulating the composition, as well as added watermarks or signatures, will result in automatic disqualification.
Judging will be based on photograph content and composition. Final selection of the winning images is the judge’s discretion. All decisions of the judge are final.
The Township of Brock reserves the right not to post any content deemed inappropriate by the Township of Brock in its sole discretion.
Prizes
Six grand prizes will be awarded at the end of the contest to the top three photographs taken by entrants who are 13 years of age or younger and to the top three photographs taken by entrants who are over the age of 13. Value of prizes varies. No equivalent cash prizes will be awarded.
Winning Notification
All prize winners will be notified by email and will have 15 days to claim their prize from the Township of Brock Municipal Office.
Release of Liability / Privacy & Consent to Publicity
By accepting a contest prize, the winner: confirms compliance with these contest rules; acknowledges that the prize is non- transferable (except as provided for herein and solely at the Township’s absolute discretion) and must be accepted as awarded or otherwise except where stated; and releases the Township of Brock, and all of its directors, officers, employees and agents, from and against all liability in connection with the contest and/or the awarding and/or use of any contest prize.
By entering the contest and for the sole purpose of the Township’s administration of the contest, you consent to the collection of your personal information by the Township of Brock. Personal information is collected under the authority of the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, R.S.O. c.F.31, S. 31 (2).
If an individual other than the person submitting the entry appears in the photograph, you are solely responsible for obtaining the consent of that/those individual(s) to have his/her/their likeness(es) displayed and published by the Township. The Township requires that all persons submitting photograph(s) will also submit signed “Photo Release Consent Form” (found below) for each person appearing in the photograph.
By entering the contest you agree for any purpose and at any time in the future, without any fee or other form of compensation, to have your entry:
- displayed at any Township of Brock location
- used in the Township of Brock’s print and electronic communications materials
- used in the Township of Brock’s advertising and promotional materials;
- published in the Brock Citizen, and/or
- be uploaded to the Township of Brock website and social media outlets.
Limitations of Liability
By participating in the contest, you agree to hold harmless the Township of Brock and its employees, agents and representatives from any and all damages, injuries, claims, causes of actions, or losses of any kind resulting from your participation in this contest, or attempted participation in the contest and any contest prize, including, without limitation the administration of the contest, the selection and confirmation of any contest winners, the arranging, awarding and use of any contest prize, and infringement of another person's intellectual property rights. You also release the Township of Brock and its employees, agents and representatives from any responsibility or liability for any damages, injuries, claims, causes of actions, or losses of any kind you may incur or suffer arising in whole or in part from your participation in this contest.
General
This Contest will be run in accordance with these contest rules, which shall be subject to amendment by the Township of Brock without notice. Entrants must comply with these contest rules and will be deemed to have received and understood these rules by participating in this contest. The terms of this contest, as set out in these rules, are not subject to amendment or counter-offer, except as set out herein. This contest is subject to all applicable federal, provincial and municipal laws and regulations.
Cancel and Amend
The Township of Brock reserves the right to cancel, modify, or suspend this contest or to amend the contest rules at any time and in any way, without prior notice, for any reason whatsoever. Without limiting the foregoing, if for any reason the contest is not capable of running as originally planned, for example, as a result of tampering or infection by computer virus, bug, corruption, security breach, or other cause beyond the contest’s reasonable control, the Township of Brock reserves the right to cancel or suspend the contest and/or conduct a random draw from all previously received eligible entries.
Conduct
The Township of Brock reserves the right, in its absolute discretion, to disqualify without notice any entrant that they find to be: violating the contest rules; tampering or attempting to tamper with the entry process or the operation of the contest or any contest website; acting in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with the intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person; or attempting to undermine the legitimate operation of the contest. Any attempt by an entrant or any other individual to undermine the legitimate operation of this contest may be a violation of criminal and/or civil laws. Should any such attempt be made, the Township reserves the right to seek remedies and damages to the fullest extent permitted by law, including criminal prosecution, and to ban or disqualify an entrant from this contest and any future contests.
